BLM B191 — Thelma & Louise opening scene filming location in UT -- Camping Rules & Access

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BLM B191 — Thelma & Louise opening scene filming location in UT

Road corridorBLM, Moab Field Office

25 mi from Moab

Maps 6,758 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

Bureau of Land Management default; a local order can restrict it.

BLM Moab Field Office ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · then move 30 mi; also 14 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • BLM plans 30.4 of this road’s 42.6 miles as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 30.4 miles of it dirt, but the condition is unverified.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 14 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Cattle guards 4.6, 5.2, 10.9, 23.8 and 29.5 miles along the road.
  • A gate 19.1 miles along the road.
  • A water crossing 37.7 miles along the road.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • South Mountain stands 5,026 ft above the map pin, 8.9 miles north.
  • Rio Algom Lower Tailings Pond lies 0.5 mi off.

Rules

  • Dispersed camping limitations only apply to enumerated areas as defined in the final supplementary rules.
  • Camp at least 300 ft from range improvement. (BLM Utah-managed public lands (statewide dispersed camping fact sheet))
  • Camping rules
  • Do not build new fire rings or create new dispersed campsites. Do not gather or cut wood for campfires. Permits are required for wood cutting. (All dispersed camping, Moab Field Office)
  • Waste: portable toilet required. (All dispersed camping, Moab Field Office)
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 38–63°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.